Hello!!
I recently moved out from my parent house to my own apartment, and of course I took my hifi system with me ;). Current setup: Dali Oberon 7, Nad C638 (+BLUOS 2I-MODULE) and a BOWERS & WILKINS ASW608 subwoofer.
I’ve had to leave my subwoofer behind because of complaining neighbors. Even without the sub they’re complaining. Is there anything you can du about this? (I can’t really change the positions of the speakers, at least not more then a couple of cm). I have some money over for ‘‘sound proofing’’ the room, or potentially changing to tower speakers to reduce the noise leaking in to my neighbors apartment, what can I do?? I’m sitting about 4 meters from the speakers.
I’m a 22yo student and pretty new to the whole Audiophile scene. Would appreciate any tips and tricks from a cunning veteran.
In addition to the other advice about the speakers, apartment living w/ neighbors or roommates means there will be compromises.
I’d add a good set of headphones that can be driven fine by your receiver/integrated (like Senn HD600) w/ an extension cable that reaches your listening area comfortably is a good thing for nighttime music and movies. I have a roommate and when either of us go to bed and the other is listening or watching TV, we switch to the headphones so the other is undisturbed. The Senn HD600s are good for this because they sound great from the receiver’s headphone out and are comfortable. I have a 10’ Grado headphone extension cable to reach the couch with plenty of slack to spare.